Go east: It's time to start planning a Balkan escape
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Latest fromBulgaria
Country seized bitcoin in May - now it can pay a fifth of its debt
Officers in May confiscated hundreds of thousands of units of the virtual currency.
Bulgarian 'Masters Games athletes' jailed
Two Bulgarian fraudsters slipped into the country under the guise of the Masters Games.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Rowing under-23s off to world champs
Look out Bulgaria, here come the Kiwis. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Which is the biggest airline of them all?
Figures from aviation consultants OAG reveal where the biggest airlines are concentrated.
Rescued 7-year-old starved since birth
DISTRESSING IMAGES: A neglected orphan who weighed less than 4kg after being starved for seven years is making a miraculous recovery after being adopted.
Skier flees pack of wolves in his socks
A British skier has told how he escaped in his socks from a pack of wolves after accidentally going off-piste and crashing into a tree while on holiday.
'Vampire' remains found in Bulgaria
The skeleton of a man who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries, and had an iron stake driven into his chest to prevent him from becoming a vampire was found in Bulgaria, archaeologists say.
Eastern promise: Ten European hot spots
An online poll by travel site expedia.com has found more and more of us are opting for the untapped - and often cheaper - treasures of eastern Europe.